Overview

The NCAR Web Developers' Group is a group of NCAR Web developers with responsibility for organization-level websites, and was formed February 2007 to:

Provide two-way communication regarding NCAR web development and content issues between the NCAR Directorate/NSF and the NCAR labs and divisions

To work together to find methods of making the whole of NCAR's web presence more "world-class" in both its content, architecture, design, applications, identity & tools

To share methods, knowledge, coding tips, design-tips, and maybe even entire developed tools and modules, to increase development efficiency (instead of each developer "reinventing the wheel")

To come to consensus on "what NCAR needs", so that future development can be conducted in a more cohesive manner, and any issues that need to be farmed out to other existing committees can be identified and coordinated accordingly

To provide opportunities for networking and professional comraderie

To identify & provide professional development opportunities (which could be made available UCAR-wide)

To advise the NCAR Directorate's Web Producer with regard to the main NCAR website, and how to best feature lab & division research

To find ways to use the NCAR website to help our scientists network, collaborate, share results & communicate

To find ways to use the NCAR website to create efficient methods of doing administrative tasks.